Silver State of Mind

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Monday, November 2, 2026

  1. 9:04Smart Start

    The Hidden Thirty-Year Bill in South Reno's New Neighborhoods

    Reno City Council votes Wednesday on nearly ten million dollars in bonds for a south Reno subdivision, and the homeowners who buy in there pay it back on their tax bill for the next thirty years. Here's what a "special assessment district" actually means for your wallet if you're house-hunting out there.

  2. 9:18Trailhead Report

    Reno's Lost Signs Just Got Their Lights Turned Back On

    A guy spent thirty years rescuing Reno's old casino and motel signs from the scrapyard. This past weekend, on Nevada Day, about fifty of them switched back on at a new downtown museum built just for them.

  3. 9:32The One Percent

    The Eye in the Sky: How Nevada Actually Watches Its Own Casinos

    Every casino floor in Nevada has cameras. What most people don't know is the state watches too, live, from its own office, under rules written down to the frame rate. Here's how the system behind the blinking dome actually works.

  4. 9:46Trailhead Report

    The Blue Mud Nobody Wanted: How One Bad Gold Pan Built Nevada

    In 1859, two prospectors digging for gold kept hitting a heavy blue-gray mud that was ruining their pans. They almost threw it away. It turned out to be one of the richest silver strikes in American history, and it built Virginia City and funded San Francisco.

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